1954 McNeese State Cowboys football team
| 1954 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–5 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State College (now known as McNeese State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1954 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Albert I. Ratcliff, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the GSC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Howard Payne* |
| L 7–38 | 5,000 | [1] |
| September 25 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| L 13–40 | 3,500 | [2] |
| October 2 | at Northwestern State |
| L 20–32 | 7,500 | [3] |
| October 9 | at Louisiana Tech |
| L 10–21 | 8,000 | [4] |
| October 16 | Louisiana College |
| L 0–28 | 5,500 | [5] |
| October 23 | Northeast Louisiana State |
| W 27–6 | 600 | [6] |
| October 30 | at Trinity (TX)* | L 0–68 | 7,500 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 33–18 | 900 | [8] |
| November 13 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 6–50 | 6,500 | ||
| November 20 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| L 12–55 | 4,500 | [9] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Howard Payne winner, 38–7". Brownwood Bulletin. September 19, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks wallop MSC Cowboys, 40–13". Lake Charles American-Press. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons open GSC bid by defeating Cowpokes". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech gains 21–10 win over McNeese State". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clark paces Wildcats over Cowpokes, 28–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 28, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese tramples Northeast 27–6 in Gulf States fray". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity wins 13th in row". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 31, 1954. p. 2B. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TLC beaten again, 33–18". The Ausin American-Statesman. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SLI bows out with 55–12 romp over McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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